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Also Known As Gorakshanatha
Flourished c.950 - c.1050
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Dayal Das
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Antal
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Lakshminath Bezbarua
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N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
Balak Singh
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Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
Govinda Das
Bengali poet
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
Candidus
Greek theologian
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
Sanjay Gandhi
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Devika Rani
Indian actress
Asha Bhosle
Indian singer
Mani Kaul
Indian filmmaker
Ashok Kumar
Indian actor
Rajesh Khanna
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Buddha
Buddha
founder of Buddhism
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
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